Golden Triangle with Khajuraho Varanasi Tour

08 Night / 09 Days

Delhi, (Samode), Jaipur, Agra, Khajuraho, Varanasi, Delhi.

Golden Triangle with Khajuraho Varanasi Tour epitomizes the best of art, architecture and culture of North India in a short duration of 09 days only. Golden Triangle with Khajuraho Varanasi Tour is one of the most liked package tours in India. This India tour presents cultural shades of Varanasi (Hindu culture), Rajasthan (Jaipur) and medieval era Delhi. Along with that visit world famous monuments like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in Agra and Western Group of Temples in Khajuraho.

Our representative awaits at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi and welcomes you gracefully on arrival. As most of the International flights land either in late night or very early morning, to get re-energized and come out of jet-lag, you will be at the earliest transferred to Delhi hotel for overnight stay. The check in at Delhi hotel will be facilitated by our representative.

Day 2
Delhi sightseeing tour

Veritably, Golden Triangle with Khajuraho Varanasi Tour commences today. Having enjoyed sound sleep and relaxed to a comfortable level, relish delicious
breakfast in Delhi hotel. Delhi tour guide and chauffeur driven deluxe car are ready to take you for a comprehensive full day sightseeing tour
of Old and New Delhi.

Delhi can be segregated into two parts- Old Delhi & New Delhi. Though both the segments have a mix of both the worlds but Old Delhi is predominantly
showcases medieval era of monuments and a bit of cultural lineage as well. On the contrary, New Delhi does possess several ancient monuments but
overtly looks more cosmopolitan and modern city with skyscrapers.

The Delhi sightseeing tour includes monuments and places like Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, India Gate, President House, Parliament
building, Qutub Minar and Lotus Temple. Delhi tour guide will expatiate on every subtle aspect of the monuments being visited. After enjoying
interesting but fatigue-some sightseeing tour of Delhi, return to Delhi hotel for overnight stay.

Day 3
Delhi - Samode- Jaipur (270 kms / 05 hrs)

Proceed for Jaipur after having delicious breakfast in Delhi hotel. Jaipur is about 270 kms from Delhi and can be reached in 05 hours drive.
But in actuality, you will reach Jaipur late afternoon. The reason being, Optima India Tourism has planned a pleasant short detour of Samode to
enhance your India tour experience.

Samode is a village-town on the way to Jaipur and boasts of possessing one of the best palaces of Rajasthan. Samode Palace is known across the
world for its magnificent architecture, enchanting artworks, excellent frescoes and enthralling mirror work. The most important aspect is that
Samode Palace has been conserved properly. Hence, Samode tour will be an altogether different experience, keeping in view your exposure to
rural lifestyle of Rajasthan. Samode Palace has been converted into a luxury heritage hotel.

Have lunch in Samode Palace and proceed for Jaipur. On arrival at Jaipur, our representative will receive you and ensure your smooth check in
at Jaipur hotel for relaxation and overnight stay.

Day 4
Jaipur sightseeing tour

The 4th day of Golden Triangle with Khajuraho Varanasi Tour is reserved for exploring Jaipur, true representative of the culture of Rajasthan.
Jaipur is capital city of Rajasthan, the desert state of India with glorious past and historical monuments. Enjoy breakfast in Jaipur hotel and
move early for Jaipur sightseeing tour. You are required to commence early Jaipur tour to have a firsthand experience of 'maharaja-like' ride on
a caparisoned elephant from foothill to hilltop, where the main gateway of Amber Fort is located. Elephant ride at Amber Fort will be an exotic
north India cultural experience.

Jaipur tour guide will keep pouring in lot of information and knowledge regarding Kachhwaha dynasty, history of Jaipur, art and architectural
significance of Amber Fort, strategic role played by Amber Fort in protection of Jaipur etc. After visiting Amber Fort Palace, drive for Jaipur
city where you will visit famous monuments like Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar and City Palace.

Having seen monuments of Jaipur, explore extremely lively, vibrant and colourful market of Jaipur. Relax in the evening and return to Jaipur
hotel for overnight stay.

Day 5
Jaipur -Fatehpur Sikri- Agra (245 kms/ 05 hrs)

On 5th day of Golden Triangle with Khajuraho Varanasi Tour, have delicious breakfast in Jaipur hotel and drive for Agra, an historical city in the
state of Uttar Pradesh. On the way to Agra, a short detour leads you to Fatehpur Sikri, a village town with isolated cluster of grand buildings.
Built by Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri was the first attempt of any Mughal Emperor to construct a planned township. There are several palaces, courtyards,
religious places, gardens and towering gateways but all these couldn't help the town to its fullest capacity with uninterrupted continuum. The
reason was the paucity of drinking water. But to your amazement, most of the architectural monuments are still in a very good state of preservation.
Prime tourist attractions of Fatehpur Sikri are Buland Darwaza, Panch Mahal, Jodhabai Palace, Jama Masjid, Shrine of Salim Chishti etc.

After visiting Fatehpur Sikri, proceed on for Agra. On arrival at Agra, our representative will receive and take you to the pre-booked Agra
hotel. Relax in the evening and have overnight stay in Agra hotel.

Day 6
Agra sightseeing tour

The 6th day of Golden Triangle with Khajuraho Varanasi Tour is special and destined to be memorable, as you will visit globally famous and one
of the Seven Wonders of the World - The Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Majority of visitors claim that Taj Mahal looks most beautiful at the time of sunrise. So, India Tour Packages has planned your visit to Taj Mahal
in dawn hours. Agra tour guide will collect you from Agra hotel's lobby. A 'tonga' ride has been planned for you to take you to Taj Mahal and impart
you exotic India travel experience.

In accompaniment of Agra tour guide, the sightseeing of Taj Mahal is bound to be an exhilarating experience as the subtle beauty of Taj Mahal satiates
soul with enriching information about Taj Mahal. Built of white Makrana marble, Taj Mahal is often termed as an epitome of love. Taj Mahal is perhaps
the most beautiful expression of love that resulted out of the anguish of death of Mumtaj Mahal, beloved wife of Shah Jahan.

After visiting Taj Mahal, return to Agra hotel for getting refreshed and relaxed. Have breakfast in Agra hotel and move for sightseeing tour of Agra
which includes Agra Fort, Baby Taj (Tomb of It-Mad-Ud-Daula) and Sikandara (mausoleum of Akbar).

After sightseeing of Agra, explore local market which is famous for marble and handicraft products. Later on, return to Agra hotel for overnight stay.

Day 7
Agra –Orchha (by train)- Khajuraho (by car-175 kms/ 04 hrs)

Have delicious breakfast early in the morning in Agra hotel and drive for Agra railway station to board train for Jhansi. On arrival at
Jhansi railway station, you will be received by our representative. You will be then driven to Khajuraho. On the way to Khajuraho, only about 15 kms from
Jhansi is a medieval era village town of Orchha, erstwhile capital of Bundela kingdom. You will be taken to visit Orchha-Fort-Palace-Temple-Complex .
After visiting Orchha, have lunch in a nice restaurant on the banks of river Betwa. Post-lunch, proceed for Khajuraho. On arrival at Khajuraho on
Taj Mahal with Khajuraho Varanasi Tour, you will be received by our representative and taken to pre-booked Khajuraho hotel for smooth check in.

After relaxing a bit, in the evening, watch a cultural show which will showcase traditional folk dances and folklores of Baghelkhand region.
Overnight will be at Khajuraho.

Day 8
Khajuraho sightseeing tour –Varanasi (by air)

Have relaxed breakfast in Khajuraho hotel and move for sightseeing of Khajuraho along with Khajuraho tour guide. The guided tour of the famous temples of Khajuraho will mesmerize you, literally. Refined carving, grand temple architecture, explicitly erotic and sexually postured sculpture, historical past and rural ambience take you into the realm of glorious, lively and celebrated past.

There are three prominent clusters of temples in Khajuraho- Western Group of Khajuraho Temples, Eastern Group of Khajuraho Temples and Southern Group of Khajuraho Temples. Out of these three clusters, Western Group of Khajuraho Temples is most representative of Khajuraho temples.

Having seen Khajuraho temples, drive for Khajuraho airport to board flight for Varanasi. On arrival at Varanasi, you will be received by our representative and taken to pre-booked Varanasi hotel for smooth check in. You will be introduced with Varanasi tour guide in Varanasi hotel. After having relaxed for some time, you will be taken for sightseeing tour of Sarnath.

Sarnath is a famous ancient Buddhist site. It was in Sarnath where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon and started 'Sangh'. From here, a soft socio-religious revolution took place and the whole world started chanting 'Buddham Sharanam Gachchhami, Sangham Sharanam Gachchhami, Dhammam Sharanam Gachchhami. Here, you will happen to see ancient Buddhist monastery in ravaged form, Dhamek & Dharmarajika stupas, Asokan Pillar and a great museum.

Having visited Sarnath, you will be driven to Dashaswamedh Ghat of Varanasi where grand and auspicious Ganga Aarti (Ganges Worship Ceremony) takes place every evening. Be witness to cultural and traditional rituals of Hindu religion which worships river Ganga as mother. Later in the evening, come back to Varanasi hotel for overnight stay.

Day 9
Varanasi sightseeing tour- Delhi (by air)- Departure

The 09th day of Golden Triangle with Khajuraho Varanasi Tour is special as you will happen to see various aspects of Varanasi.
Early in the morning, Varanasi tour guide will accompany you for boat cruise along the ghats of the sacred river the Ganges to see the cremation ghats and witness the living traditions of one of the world's oldest and most important religions.

After having enjoyed boat cruise, return to Varanasi hotel to relax and have breakfast. Thereafter check out from Varanasi hotel and proceed for Varanasi city and
temple tour. After Varanasi city tour, move for Varanasi airport at Babatpur to board flight for New Delhi. On arrival at New Delhi, change the terminal within and board flight for your onward destination.